Greetings in the name of His & Her Imperial Majesties Qedamawi Haile Sellassie I & Itege Menen Asfaw,
This is another one of the many interpretations of the Scriptures from the light of Ras Tafari by, I, Lidj Yefdi (pronounced Lij, Yef-dee).
I assure you that if you are patient with me, come with a willing mind and heart(ready to learn), you will receive more than what you might have asked for, in seeking the perspective of a Ras Tafarian’s I-sight (eyesight) if those who actually open up their Bibles to read in a Jewish/Hebrew cycle of readings, & thoroughly discern, have come to seek insight) into the study of the Scriptures.
So,with this Hebrew Shabbot(or Sabbath day) if those who actually open up their Bibles to read in a Jewish/Hebrew cycle of readings, & thoroughly discern, nonetheless studied the Torah portion of Shélacḥ Lecḥá –שְׁלַח-לְךָ , for this week, in this mode of study, for those out in the diaspora or outside Jerusalem or Israel. From the Jewish or Hebraic Calendar in the year 5780 this Sabbath day would probably fall on the, 27th – כז, & on the 28th – כח, of the month of Sïw[v]án – סִיוָן. (The Hebrew Calendar corresponds to a Lunar cycle of the Moon) but, from an Ethiopic-Christian perspective and calculation in the year of 2012/7512 E.C.; these readings from the Scriptures would align to what is known as Lǎk Tĭlkalach’hu – ላክ ትልካላችሁ, on the 12th – ፲፪, & on the 13th – ፲፫, of the month (ወርኀ) of Sänæy – ሰኔ. The Ethiopic calendar, which is solar (with its correspondence to the Sun) aligns to this Sabbath (or Senbet – ሰንበት) in the Ethiopian language of Amharic which is currently one of the languages of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (the other language being Ge’ez – ግእዝ).
Readings:
Numbers 13:1- 15:41
Joshua 2:1-24
Hebrews 3:7- 4:1
In continuation from the last study-portion; (MeSeder HaElohim [מסדר האלוהים] “in the Order of God/JAH/YAH“) we come to the 13th chapter of the kifil-ክፍል (portion), of Shelach’ Lecha’ [שְׁלַח-לְךָ] In the Book of Numbers, this 37th parsha-kifil, Moses is now instructed by God to send the chosen Princes of Israel to search/spy/scout the land (Canaan), which God had promised to the children of Israel.
In this study, Moses is now instructed by God to send the chosen Princes of Israel to search/spy/scout the land (Canaan), which God had promised to the children of Israel.
[Numb. 13: 1-16]
The spies or scouts were to instructed to go the south mountain *[note: to be discussed (TBD)], to see the land (how it looked/upon view), see what people dwelt there, & if the people there were strong or weak, if there were few or many. They were also instructed to see if the land be a good land, what cities in the land were inhabited, and if those cities (inhabited) were “strongly held.” They were to be “of good courage” and bring fruits of the land to prove that it had been seen, for it was the due season of the “first-fruits.”
[Numb. 13: 17-20]
*TBD= Ras Tafari Renaissance, comes to a note that could be interpreted, for futher study. Numbers chapter 13, verse 17; gives instruction by Moses(whom received it from God) to the men, who were scout the land of Canaan, to “Get you up this way, southward and go up to the mountain.” Ras Tafari Renaissance “dibbled & dabbled,” interacting more with the Hebrew Bible(תּוֹרָה), studying the Scriptures from the Hebrew origin{language} & come to the word Negeb(v)-נֶּגֶב ; when the Scripture speaks of the mountain southward, which the men sent by Moses were to see the land. The Negeb(v) desert of southern modern Israel is indeed mountainous.*
Negeb desert mountains
The scouts searched the land from the Wilderness of Zin to Rehob and came to Hebron, where the children of Anak.
[Numb. 13: 21-22]
Goliath the Philistine; possibly from among the children of Anak??
the Wilderness
The scouts took up the fruits of the land, as instructed, at the Brook of Eshol. They took the cluster of grapes, pomegranates, and figs; then they returned to the wilderness where Israel was encamped & gave their reports of the land (which they stayed 40 days) from their searching.
[Numb. 13: 23-30]
Caleb brought a good report to Moses, Aaron, and those of the congregation that heard him. Even, so much so that Caleb said, “…Let us go up at once, and possess it, for we are well able to overcome it…”[Numb. 13: 30] But, the men that went with him brought a evil/bad report (evil-because it was wrapped in lies tied to some of the truth); “…the land eat(eth) up the inhabitants…, [all the people were of great stature]…”
[Numb. 13: 30-33]
At the sounds of the ten evil/bad reports of the scouts, who came to give their assessment on the land which was promised to the Hebrews; the children of Israel wept and began to murmur against Moses and Aaron, for they saw the ten evil/bad reports as truth, also that God had brought them out of Egypt and into the wilderness to die. The children of Israel had planted seeds in their own minds from the bad reports that their wives and their children, would become prey, as they fell by the sword. They even saw it may have been better to return to Egypt. So much so, that they spoke to each other to make a captain that would campaign to take them back to Egypt.
[Numb. 14: 1-4]
Moses and Aaron, then fell on their face before the congregation of Hebrews, for they could not comprehend why the children of Israel, would go as far to think, the things they were thinking. Then Joshua and Caleb, told the truth about the report on the scouting of the land, the people (the Amorites, Jebusites, & Hittites resided in the mountains: the Amalekites to the south: & also the Canaanites resided near the sea and the coast of the Jordan [river].
[Numb. 14: 5-10]
The Grapes of Canaan_(painting by James Jaques Tissot)
Then, God became angered with Israel because of their weak faith and murmuring; for their provoking, he sought to destroy them
[Numb. 14: 11-12]
Moses then, interceded for the children of Israel and because of his pleading words to God, their lives were spared. But, God would not allow them to enter into the Land of Promise. Forty years, in the wilderness, would their children wander bearing the whoredoms of their parents.
[Numb. 14: 13-45]
Wandering Israel: when fear became stronger than faith (image used from TruthInTheWord.org)
The laws and statues, rules and regulations for the offerings/sacrifices that were to be administered upon entry into the land that was promised, were reiterated to the children of Israel.
[Numb. 15: 1-36]
God then spoke to Moses, telling him to instruct the children of Israel to make fringes upon the borders of their garments; the fringes were also to have a ribband of blue. These fringes, with the ribband of blue were for the children of Israel to keep throughout their generations. The fringes were to be a reminder of the commandments of God, and that they should observe them and do(keep) them. The Israelites were to look[observe]upon the fringes, and keep[do] the commandments of God; to not seek after their own hearts and eyes, which would take them ‘a whoring’ away.
[Numb. 15: 37-41]
Tz’itz’it [ציצית]/ Zärfoch [ዘርፎች] – fringes
* [SIDENOTES] *
-There were 12 Pioneer Settlers of the Land of Promise for Ras Tafari. 1948, officially 500 acres of land, in Ethiopia, was donated by H.I.M. Haile Sellassie I, to not only Ras Tafarians, by ANY OF THE AFRICANS Who’s Ancestry Passed Through the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade; under the auspsices of Ethiopian World Federation, Incorporated, but to anyone of African blood who’d be willing and able to take part; as state in the preamble of the Ethiopian World Federation, Incorporated; an organization started in New York City, USA, in 1937 by Dr. Melaku E. Bayen, whom was sent by H.I.M.
Dr. Melaku Emmanuel Bayen_ close relative and physician to H.I.M. Haile Sellassie I sent by him to America(United States): intiated the founding of the Ethiopian World Federation, Inc.(Aug. 25, 1937; NYC, U.S.A.)
-(note for investigation)_**especially to the Ras Tafari
could Ras Tafari E.W.F.‘s, Solomon Wolfe (Ras Marcos Selassie – ራስ ማርቆስ ሰላሴ) & Dr. Gladstone Robinson -✤- (Ras Fikre Selassie – ራስ ፍቅረ ሰላሴ) have been modern mirrors to the Torah’s, Joshua & Caleb?
✤=[R.I.P.] R.est I.n (JAH) P.ower!
Shashamane Land Grant Administrators = (L) Dr. Gladstone Robinson [aka Ras Fikre Selassie] & (R) Solomon Wolfe [aka Ras Markus Selassie]
+(plus) [ACCESS STUDY NOTES]
1) Psalms 37: “A Could-Be” Psalm For The Land Of Promise
2) Ezekiel’s 37th chapter: Does The Valley Of The Dry Bones Have Concordance With- the generation of Hebrews who would not enter into the Land Of Promise?
3) August 25, 19(37)- Founding of the Ethiopian World Federation(E.W.F.) – Number 37 makes another appearance
4) Tz’itz’ityot/ Zärfoch (Fetiloch) = fringes/tassels_Book Of Numbers
= Numbers Chpt. 15: vrs(37)
5) FOR RAS TAFARI & INQUIRING MINDS: Is Shashamane Now, What The Land Of Canaan Was Then?
6) Rabbi Arnold Josiah Ford & Mignon Innis Ford’s repatriate pioneering accomplishments: Yekatit 12 School-Addis (formerly Princess Zenebework School), Professor Abiy Ford (Addis Ababa University professor of journalism-son of Rabbi Arnold & Mignon), Beit Abraham Congregation [Black Jews/Hebrews(USA)], etc.
http://www.tadias.com/04/18/2007/the-case-of-melaku-e-bayen-john-robinson/
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